breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər 
Examples of breather in a Sentence
He decided to give them a breather.
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
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The Celtics gave Gonzalez a breather on Sunday, sitting him for the matchup with New York.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
The latest task put in front of the Charlotte Hornets rookie was complete and McNeeley could take a slight breather to soak it all in.
—Roderick Boone
updated July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
In both the 2010 trilogy launch and this 2025 version there’s a ton of mayhem, and the forest training scenes between Hiccup and Toothless don’t simply act as a breather.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Buxton gets a breather after an eventful week Byron Buxton was out of the lineup Sunday, but only because Baldelli wanted to give him a breather.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 July 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
The latest task put in front of the Charlotte Hornets rookie was complete and McNeeley could take a slight breather to soak it all in.
—Roderick Boone
updated July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
In both the 2010 trilogy launch and this 2025 version there’s a ton of mayhem, and the forest training scenes between Hiccup and Toothless don’t simply act as a breather.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Buxton gets a breather after an eventful week Byron Buxton was out of the lineup Sunday, but only because Baldelli wanted to give him a breather.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 July 2025
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
1
: one that breathes
2
: a pause for rest : break
Medical Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
: one that breathes usually in a specified way see mouth breather
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